by Bach Polakowski | Aug 25, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
As NLGJA’s annual convention begins today in Philadelphia, the national news provides one of the enduring ethical questions when covering LGBT folks: when do we say someone is gay (or lesbian or bisexual or transgender)? From our very first convention where...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 9, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
NLGJA board member Barbara Dozetos has written an excellent defense of LGBT media for The Huffington Post: As the general population grows more accepting of our community, is the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) news media still relevant? Do we really...
by Bach Polakowski | Jul 1, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
One of the most buzzed about stories of the week is the revelation by openly gay journalist Jose Antonio Vargas that he is an undocumented immigrant. There are two nice summaries of reactions inside the journalism world at Richard Prince’s Journal-isms blog at...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 30, 2011 | NLGJA Updates
The recipient of this year’s Journalist of the Year is LZ Granderson of ESPN and CNN. The recipient of this year’s Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media goes to freelance journalist Michael Luongo. NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 28, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
With passage of a law legalizing same-sex marriage in New York, we are beginning to see “second day” stories about the decision and its impact. One of the more curious arguments being hashed out in the media is whether wedding vendors who are opposed to...
